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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, born as Vivian Mary Hartley on the 5 November 1913, was a British Actress known for her beautiful appearance and impressive acting talents. She shot to worldwide fame through her role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She managed to secure this coveted award a second time for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). With a career stretching over 30 years, Leigh played roles from Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters. Despite her impressive career and recognition, her personal life was marred by periods of mental and physical health problems. Leigh suffered from bipolar disorder and recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis, first diagnosed in the mid-1940s. In addition to her acting career, Leigh is also known for her turbulent marriage to actor Laurence Olivier.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Vivian Mary Hartley
Born: Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India
Citizenship: British
Birthday: November 5, 1913
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1935-1967
Children: 1
Spouses: Herbert Leigh Holman, Laurence Olivier
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Awards and Nominations Received by Vivien Leigh
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Movies Featuring Vivien Leigh
Gone with the Wind
A Streetcar Named Desire
Waterloo Bridge
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Gentlemen’s Agreement
The Screen Director
The Extraordinary Seaman
21 Days Together
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Caesar and Cleopatra
Dark Journey
That Hamilton Woman
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Anna Karenina
Glorious Technicolor
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
The Skin of Our Teeth
Storm in a Teacup
The Deep Blue Sea
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
St. Martin’s Lane
Ship of Fools
A Yank at Oxford
Look Up and Laugh
Things Are Looking Up
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Career Timeline
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1998
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Self (archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Karen Stone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Scarlett O'Hara (archive footage) (uncredited)
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